In the Caves and On the River
After my last doctors appointment I spent the day lounging around in Bangkok and decided I didn’t want to do that for another week while I waited to see how my ear would do. I took an overnight train the following day to Laos. I’d planned on spending one day in the capital to extend my visa for a few days, but was given a 30 day visa instead of 15 days when I arrived so that took care of that. Instead I got on a bus and headed a few hours north to Vang Vieng.
Going in Circles
Hmm, its not a good sign that I’m writing from Bangkok again. After going to the doctor for my ear last week I floated around northeast Thailand. I don’t have my Thailand guidebook anymore since I didn’t expect to be back here so just did some searching on the internet to decide where to go. The antibiotics that the doctor gave me got rid of the pain and pressure in the ear quickly, but it is still ringing all the time and has significantly reduced hearing. Read more
3 Countries in 3 Days
Sorry its been so long, but I haven’t seen many computers lately. The problem now is that is difficult to figure out where to begin and I can’t upload pictures on this computer so for now I’ll do a long entry and can adjust them later if I want to. Read more
River Dolphins in Kratie, Cambodia
After a quick night in Phnom Penh it was an early morning bus to Kratie where I was going to see the Mekong river dolphins. I survived the bus ride which included a video of Cambodian karaoke, no one sang along. Followed by an hour long WWE video. That one seemed to be the more closely watched and reminded me of some of the kids I have seen wearing different wrestlers shirts over here. Read more
Relaxing on the Beach
Considering how this was a last minute choice, just wanting to get out of Phnom Penh while waiting for my package to arrive, it worked out great. Turns out four days of laying out on a beach doing nothing was just what I needed. It was a 4.5 hour trip to get there and left me time to hit the beach that afternoon. Read more
A Week in the Capitol
I’ve had mix of lazy days and seeing the tourist sites since I arrived in Phnom Penh 5 days ago. The first two days I hit the major tourist sites; the Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, National Museum, Tuol Sleng, and the Killing Fields. The first three were fairly typical of what I’d seen so far. The silver pagoda is a temple that has floor tiles made of silver, but they cover about 90% of them with carpets. Read more
Notes on Cambodia
I’m sure that 99% of you don’t have much of a picture of Cambodia or probably the other places I’ve been. I know I certainly didn’t before seeing them. Some these things apply to all of the countries and some I’ve noticed more here.
I made lots of friends here just in the first 10 minutes – Hello Friend, You want Cold Water, Food, Book, Tuk-Tuk, Marijuana, other drugs, Woman, Man, Girl, Boy, and so on. Read more